Prevalence and Clinical Features of Drug Reactions With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms Syndrome Caused by Antituberculosis Drugs: A Retrospective Cohort Study

• Published in: Allergy, asthma & immunology research Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 90 - 103
• Main Authors: Jung, Ho Yeon, Park, Sunmin, Shin, Beomsu, Lee, Ji-Ho, Lee, Seok Jeong, Lee, Myoung Kyu, Lee, Won-Yeon, Yong, Suk Joong, Kim, Sang-Ha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology 01.01.2019; The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology; The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease; 대한천식알레르기학회
• Subjects: Biological properties; Biological samples; Cohort analysis; Drugs; Electronic health records; Electronic medical records; Eosinophilia; Ethambutol; Exanthema; Isoniazid; Latency; Medical records; Original; Patients; Prednisone; Pyrazinamide; Rifampin; Side effects; Steroid hormones; Steroids; Streptomycin; Tuberculosis; 내과학; prevalence; Adverse drug reaction; antituberculosis; drug hypersensitivity syndrome

Although there have been reported cases of drug reactions with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome caused by antituberculosis drugs, there has been no research to examine its prevalence. This study assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of DRESS syndrome caused by antit...